Clash of Champions 2020 | Review-ish

Clash of Champions was LIVE! from the Amway Center, in Orlando Florida. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler were absent from the show which meant the Women's Tag Team Championship match was cancelled and Bayley's match against Nikki Cross was changed as Cross was also absent. Before we start the review-ish, I want to state that this is not a play-by-play blog. I like to cut to the chase and talk about the ending of the matches. Let's begin!

Kick off show Match
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated the Lucha Houseparty to remain SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
I have not seen this match and so I am unable to comment further. I hope this feud is over so Cesaro & Shinsuke move on to defend their championships against new opponents.

Main Card
Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinetal Championship Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles
What an amazing match this was, all three competitors raised their game here. The bumps on the ladder were quality, Sami's underhanded tactics with the handcuffs played the vital role in him climbing the ladder & winning the match. Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega
This was a quick match, Zelina bought the technical side to her game here, it nearly paid off until Asuka reversed a pin attempt to put on the Asuka lock for the win. Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

After the match, Zelina congratulated Asuka and then attacked her, she walked up to the entrance way and said this isn't over. Rematch on RAW tonight?

United States Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews
Lashley put the Hurt Lock on Crews for the win, this, to me felt like a TV match, minus the commercials every five minutes, I expected RETRIBUTION to make an appearance but it wasn't to be. Sunday is a day of rest after all. Winner: and still United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
The referee appeared to botch the count as Andrade looked like he kicked out at two, reports are that Angel Garza suffered an injury. which explains the abrupt ending. Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. Street Profits.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs ?
Bayley was oringally scheduled to defend her championship against Nikki Cross but plans changed, the champion cut a pre match promo to issue a challenge to anyone backstage. who answered the call? the RAW Women's Champion. Asuka, who won by DQ after she was hit by the steel chair. Sasha made an apperance still wearing the neckbrace to sell the injury, Bayley looked like she was about to take out her former best friend until "The Boss" turned things around to stand tall as Bayley walked away.

Ambualance Match for the WWE Championship 
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
Throughout this match, we saw the "ghosts" of Ortons past make appearances here. Big Show, Christian, Shawn Michaels were the names involved here. This kind of made Drew look weak as you can argue he needed help to get the win, but at the end of the day he got the job done as he gave Orton the Claymore, put him in the ambulance and closed the door for the win. Ric Flair drove the ambulance as the champion celebrated. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
I was looking forward to this match the most and it delivered, we saw Jey raise his game as a serious singles competitor, Roman showed his true heel side by beating up his cousin and demanding he call him "The Tribal Cheif" Uso had some close pinfalls which added to the drama, whilst Roman was asserting his dominance, Jimmy Uso ran down and said to Jey he was going to throw in the towel, this reminded me of the Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago scene from Rocky 4. The attack from Reigns continued which resulted in the towel thrown in. Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman put the red lei that Jey wore to the ring, around Romans neck and looked down at Jimmy who called his cousin the "The Tribal Cheif" as the event ended. I can't wait to see what happens next in this story. In regards to the 24/7 Championship, Drew Gulak won the Championship and later lost it back to R-Truth. Also, during the event, there was a commercial for the upcoming WWE draft on the 9th and 12th October respectively. That is it for the review-ish. Until next time, thanks for reading.

Clash of Champions 2020 | Predictions

Clash of Champions will take place this Sunday night. LIVE!  from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. We will see every Championship defended on the night. It is now time to predict the outcomes of the matches below. (in no particular order)

24/7 Championship Match
R-Truth is the current champion, I don't think we will see a proper match for the 24/7 Championship, but I wouldn't rule out multiple backstage segments, with the usual shenanigans and roll ups with new champions crowned throughout the night such as Akira Tozawa and others, ending with Truth getting his "baby" back. 

Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) vs Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan
Ruby & Liv defeated The (now disbanded) IIconics to earn a shot at the Championships, whereas, Shayna & Nia just won the titles from Sasha & Bayley, the latter is the reason why I do not see new Champions being crowned, at least not at this pay-per-view. Predicted Winners: and still Women's Tag Team Champions. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Lucha Houseparty
These two teams have been feuding with each for what seems like forever now. WWE  have continued to tease the breakup of the challengers over the past weeks so I expect it to escalate after they lose here.
Predicted Winners: and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
This match has the same vibe as the SmackDown match, in regards to how long this feud has gone on for. Zelina Vega has distanced herself from Andrade & Garza to go after the RAW Women's Championship (I'll talk about that match later) It's time for the titles to change hands here.
Predicted Winners: and NEW RAW Tag Team Champions. Andrade & Angel Garza.

The lack of tag team across the brands is an issue, which is why it would've made sense to have a unification match here, so the winners appear on both shows, same as the Women's Tag Team Champions. 

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinetal Championship
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles
In late August, Sami Zayn returned to SmackDown during the Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles feud to add himself to the mix by claiming he was the true Intercontinental Champion which led to this match being made. This will no doubt be match of the night considering who the participants are, There will be a new champion crowned here.
Predicted Winner: and NEW Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn.

United States Championship Match
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews
I admit I wasn't a fan of "The Hurt Business" but they have been really good watch lately, Lashley has stepped up his game lately, which could leasead to a possible match with Brock later down the line, Apollo has had a lot of title shots and it's time for him to step aside after this for somebody else to have an opportunity. I see a scenario where just when Lashley is about to spear Apollo. the "RETRIBUTION" run in and attack everyone thus leaving this match with no winner.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs Nikki Cross
Nikki Cross recently won a fatal four match to earn another opportunity to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship. However, her dreams of finally winning the title will unfortunatley be dashed by her friend Alexa Bliss who is currently in a trance by "The Fiend". Predicted Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

I, at first was going to predict that Sasha was going to cost Bayley but their future match (probably at Hell in a Cell) needs to be for the championship to add even more importance.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega
As announced on social media, this match will be on the kick-off show. I tend to miss the kick-off shows but I'm looking forward to this one. I've always been interested in watching Zelina compete in singles competition and she has been decent so far, she will no doubt bring her "A-Game" against probably the best Women's wrestler in the world today which will result in defeat. Predicted Winner: and still RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso
The build up to this match has been incredible, I praise WWE for including the family history, Roman destroying his cousin here will cement his role as a heel. I cannot wait to see this. BELIEVE THAT!
Predicted Winner: and still Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Ambualance Match for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
Drew and Randy, to my recollection, have fought each other since SummerSlam, this one has now reached its endgame, I believe that Keith Lee, who does not have a match at the pay-per-view, will play a vital part in the destination of the Championship. I expect him to probably appear in the back of the ambulance looking angry and attempt to attack Orton which will backfire, what I mean by that is he will inadvertantly hit McIntyre, leading to a win for the Viper. Predicted Winner: and NEW WWE Champion. Randy Orton.

There have been rumours of Orton having a long title run up to WrestleMania next year where he may face Edge for the Championship. We will see about that as the card is subject to change. In regards to what is next for McIntyre? It would make sense for him to feud with Keith Lee after what I have just said. It's only a matter of time til the Scot is a heel again.

That is is for the predictions. Clash of Champions are generally good events to watch. Let's see if this years edition follows suit. I'll be back for the review on, yes, you have guessed it. Monday PM time. Until then, enjoy Clash and thanks for reading.

Payback 2020 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog. If you are a new reader, I want to state that I am not a play-by-play blogger. I like to cut to the chase and talk about the end of the matches. I hope you enjoy the read. Here we go. Payback was LIVE! on Sunday August 30 from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Let's begin with the review-ish.

Kick Off Show Match
Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan defeated The IIconics.

Main Card
United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
MVP and Shelton Benjamin were in Bobby Lashley's corner. It was a decent match to start the show, Lashley managed to force his opponent to tap out to the Full Lashley (aka the Full Nelson) after the match, all three members of "The Hurt Business" celebrated in the ring by posing for pictures, Apollo attacked Lashley and said he will win his title back, the match will probably be on RAW tonight or at Clash of Champions. Winner: and NEW United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

Big E vs. Sheamus
I expected this match to be a very competitive and physical match, which is exactly whtat we saw last night at Payback. Big E picked up the win via the Big Ending. His momentum continues and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a rematch between these two on SmackDown Friday Night. Winner: Big E.

Baron Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
On the predictions blog, I said that this match could be a potential match of the night, was it? No. Also, no disrespect to Corbin and Riddle by the way. Riddle hit the Floating Bro to pick up the victory. I am looking forward to this feud ending so these two can move on to other opponents, Although, it looks like this one may continue after Corbin attacked Riddle backstage. Rematch on Friday? We shall see. Winner: Matt Ridde.

Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley & Sasha (c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Bayley & Sasha have been on the verge of splitting up for a while now but they keep on overcoming the odds which is why I picked them to win here. I believed they would win considering Nia & Jax are a makeshift team, towards the end of the match, Shayna applied the Kirifuda Clutch on Bayley, Sasha tried to break up the hold, however, Shayna used Sasha's arm to apply the pressure on Bayley who then tapped out. Winners: and NEW Women's Tag Team Champions. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax. We know we are going to see Bayley & Sasha break up now, it's inevitable, so the match for the SmackDown Women's Championship is more or less set, subject to change. Congratulations to Shayna & Nia, in regards to who will challenge them for the Tag Titles? I would say Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Keith Lee's main roster pay-per-view debut ended in a win after he countered the RKO and turned it into a Spirit Bomb. That's pretty much all the important details you need to know to be honest. I was going to say more but I do not want to waffle on. This is a big win for Lee. Very much looking forward to seeing what he does on RAW. What's next for Orton? If I was to take a punt? (not litterally) I would say he would probably challenge Drew at Clash of Champions. Keith Lee would also have a say after his win against Orton here at Payback, making it a triple threat. Winner: Keith Lee.

Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
I was looking at my predictions while the promo package prior to this match was playing and I noticed I did not make a prediction because I left out the match. Considering who the participants were, it shouldn't be a surprise that this was a great match. Dominik & Rey picked up the win, they got some PAYBACK after Rey lost to Seth at SummerSlam last Sunday. Winners: Rey & Dominik Mysterio.

No Holds Barred – Universal Championship Match
”The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Braun attacked "The Fiend" during his enterance. They fought all over the arena, with near fall after near fall, "The Fiend" put Strowman through the announce table. Alexa Bliss was watching this match backstage, she looked like Harley Quinn. Strowman was about to perform a Frog Splash on "The Fiend" who countered with a suplex off the top rope, causing the ring to implode, this was shades of Big Show vs. Brock from an episode of SmackDown. The referee flew out of the ring. Roman Reigns' music hit, He appeared with Paul Heyman, signed the contract and went to the ring, in the closing moments, Strowman was lying in the ring afer multiple chair shots by Reigns who then turned his attention to the champion, "The Fiend" put the Mandible Claw on Reigns proving unsuccessful because he was hit by a low blow. The former member of The Shield speared Strowman to pick up the win. Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

Closing thoughts about this event, I thought this was a 6/10 event which is fine because there was less than a weeks build. I was looking forward to seeing what Retribution were going to do but they never made an appearance, perhaps they are saving this for the upcoming episode of RAW. This review-ish is now in the archives. Clash of Champions is on the 27th September, predictions will drop prior to the event. Until then, thanks for reading.

Payback 2020 | Predictions

Hi and welcome back to the blog. It is already that time to predict matches for a pay-per-view event. Payback will be LIVE! this Sunday from The Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Also known as, The Thunderdome. At the time of writing, seven matches have been announced for the show. There may be one more announced prior the event, which will probably be for the Intercontinental Championship. In the meantime, let's begin the predictions. Here we go!

Big E vs. Sheamus
The New Day has been on hiatus with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston taking time off from TV. Big E has been left on his own to resume his singles career, he been sucessful by picking up wins on a regular basis, one person looking to dent Big E's dreams of further success is "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus, the two faced off in a 6 man tag match on the past episode of SmackDown. Big E and his team were victorious. one versus one competition is a different game. After much consideration, I have made my choice. Predicted Winner: Big E.

Baron Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
Ever since Matt Riddle debuted on SmackDown from NXT. He has had issues with Baron Corbin, who has since placed a bounty on his opponent this Sunday. Chad Gable has even joined Corbin in an attempt to take out Riddle, a task they are finding difficult to complete. I expect more disappointment for Corbin, However, this could be a potential candidate for match of the night. Predicted Winner: Matt Riddle.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
Going in to Payback, I thought Orton would be facing Drew McIntyre in a rematch for the WWE Championship after losing via a reverse pin at SummerSlam. However, that match is not taking place as "The Viper" punted the Scot on RAW numerous times. Keith Lee made his debut on RAW by interrupting Orton in the ring. They had a match which did not last long as McIntyre interrupted and took out Orton, or so he thought. I have no doubt that this will be a very good match and hopefully we will hear Keith Lee's NXT theme music make a return again at this event. Predicted Winner: Keith Lee.

United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
Apollo has been a good United States Champion, continuing to thwart the challenge from "The Hurt Business" so far. Will he get the job done at Payback? No. The title will change hands, could Cedric Alexander play a role here? Maybe. Predicted Winner: And NEW United States Champion. Bobby Lashley.

Women's Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley & Sasha (c) vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
There hasn't been much build to this match as it has only been a few days since the last event, everytime I have predicted a loss for Bayley & Sasha, they have continued to pick up victories.Their breakup is on the horizon, when that will happen? I do not know. Nia & Shayna are a makeshift team who will shift their focus on individual championship gold after losing here. Predicted Winners: And Still Women's Tag Team Champions. Bayley & Sasha Banks.

No Holds Barred - Universal Championship Match
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns
Bray only won the title a few nights ago so logic states that he is remaining champion. However, Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam in a heelish mood. He has since alligned himself with Paul Heyman, that is an instant game changer. This is a very easy prediction for me to make and I'm sure it is for you reading this as well. Predicted Winner: And NEW Universal Champion. Roman Reigns.

That is it for the predictions. Payback could be a entertaining show despite having only having a weeks build. I'll be watching to see what takes place. Enjoy the show if you're watching. The review-ish will drop on Monday PM time. Until then. Thanks for reading. Believe that!

WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog. SummerSlam is now in the archives, let's dive right in to the review-ish. Enjoy. Before we start, I would like to apologise for the lateness of this review. Technical issues got in the way of the normal proceedings. Thank you for understanding. Let's begin the review.

As you may or may not know, I rarely watch the KickOff show because it's full of match previews that I've seen before on RAW and SmackDown in the build up. There was a match and it was for the United States Championship. Apollo Crews defeated MVP to remain champion.

Main Card
SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley (c) vs. Asuka
One of the people on the WWE roster impressing me the most lately is Bayley, she has been a great heel, especially on the mic, that side to her game has been entertaining. To the match itself, It was a good show opener, Sasha was in Bayley's corner and played an important part towards the end of the match to cause a distraction to enable the champion to roll up the challenger for the win. Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits (c) vs. Angel Garza & Andrade
To me this felt like a TV match without the commercials, It became obiovus to me and perhaps other WWE fans that the Street Profits were winning here after it was revealed on RAW, Zelina Vega was the one that poisoned Montez Ford, speaking of Ford, he picked the win via an amazing twisted Frog Splash. is this feud finally over? I guess we will find out soon enough. Winners: and still RAW Tag Team Champions. Street Profits.

Kevin Owens, who joined the annoucers for the above match, revealed that the Kevin Owens show will be returning on RAW. His guest will be Aleister Black.

No Disqualification - Loser Leaves WWE
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
The stipulation to this match was changed on the SmackDown prior to this show, the No DQ rule, was also added to the match, in the closing stages, Rose hit Deville with four running knees to pick up the win. Otis joined Rose in the ring to celebrate. Winner: Mandy Rose.

Street Fight
Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio
One of the candidates for match of the night for me, we all know Seth is so good when wrestling on PPV's, Dominik was excellent, which shouldn't be a surprise. WWE bringing in a Mysterio family member in this match was nice. Seth and Dominik have built great chemistry as opponents and I wouldn't mind if they joined forces in the future, did I just spoil a prediction for Payback? I'll leave that one to you. While Rey was handcuffed to the ring, "The Monday Night Messiah" stomped Dominik for the 1,2,3. Winner: Seth Rollins.

RAW Women's Championship Match
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka
Match of the Night right here people! I've said it before and I'll say it again, these two competitors have great chemistry. This was no exception. Asuka was weak going into this match having already competed earlier on in a losing effort, Sasha went after her straight away. As you know, I'm not a play-by-play blogger, I like to cut to the chase and go right to the match endings. some like that, some don't. It's all about opinions and I respect that. Bayley was on the apron, she avoided the hip attack and was met with a back fist which sent her down to the floor. Asuka put on the Asuka Lock on Sasha to pick up the win. While she was celebrating, Sasha was obviously unhappy, it's only a matter of time till the two break up and feud with each other, perhaps that will begin after they lose at Payback next week. Winner: and NEW RAW Women's Champion. Asuka.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
I'm going to break this down like D-Generation-X and say I enjoyed this match mainly because of the build up leading this, I went into this thinking there was going to be a surprise of sorts because of the tagline: "You'll Never See It Coming It Coming" I'm actually surprised they didn't go down the predictiable route and have Ric Flair make a "shock" appearance and help Orton win. McIntyre won the match via a backslide. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre.

They showed a promo revealing that Keith Lee will be debuting on RAW.

Main Event
Falls Count Anywhere - Universal Championship Match
Braun Strowman vs, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
No disrespect to the competitors in this match because I thought this was a weak main event, this was a falls count anywhere but they didn't really go anywhere besides backstage for a few minutes and then they went out towards the ring again, there was a toolbox involved in this match which gave be horrible flashbacks to the terrible hell in a cell main event finish last october. Strowman grabbed some sort of a night, went in the ring, for a second there, I thought he was going to cut off the "The Fiend's" mask, instead he cut up the ring and exposed the wooden floor. "The Fiend" regrouped, hit Strowman with a Uranagi Slam along with two Sister Abigails for the win. Winner: and NEW Universal Champion. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.

When the match was over, I thought to myself surely that can't be it for the show. There wasn't an appearance from RETRIBUTION or anything surprising at all. But then Roman Reigns showed up and speared the new champion, (Did you see it coming?) Roman also speared Braun outside the ring, hit him with the chair, talked trash to him, went back into the ring to spear the new champion and then talked trash to "The Fiend" Roman had a new shirt saying: "Wreck Everyone & Leave" he picked up the title and the show ended there. It's nice to see Roman back on WWE TV after so long. I loved this return because he portrayed a vicious side, a side that we saw when he was in The Shield. By the way, for anyone wondering. Roman Reigns is NOT turning heel. I'll be back for the Payback predictions on Saturday. Thanks for reading.

WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Predictions

Hi and welcome back to the blog, Summerslam will be presented from the Amway Center, the first major event held outside of the Performance Center, there will not be any fans phsyically in attendance, fans will instead be able to attend and be seen virtually on LED boards in a new experience called: Thunderdome. It's time for the match predictions.

Hair vs.Hair Match
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
Looking at the match line up so far, I’ve chosen this one to go on first, this has been a long rivalry played out on TV that has been nice to watch. Rose and Deville have been really good in their respected Face & Heel roles. The slogan of “You’ll Never See It Coming” has been hyped up for this event and because of that, I see Otis running out with his Money in the Bank briefcase and tell Sonya that if she doesn’t cut Mandy’s hair then she can have the briefcase. Sonya agrees and she is given the MITB by Otis.

RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Street Profits  vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
On a recent episode of RAW thanks to video footage, it was revealed Zelina Vega had poisoned Montez Ford all those weeks ago. I had Andrade & Garza locked in as new tag champions and align them with Randy Orton at the end of the night to form Legacy 2.0 the aligning may happen but without the tag titles. Predicted Winners: Street Profits.

Hope you are enjoying the read so far, business is about to pick up!

RAW Women’s Championship Match
Sasha Banks vs. Asuka
Asuka won the battle royal on the past episode of SmackDown. I thought they were going to do a triple threat match with both titles on the line in separate matches which would’ve been a nice throwback to WrestleMania 2000, they could still do that stipulation but time is running out. Back to this match, there will be a new RAW Women’s Champion crowned here. Predicted Winner: Asuka.

SmackDown Women’s Championship Match
Bayley vs. Asuka
I’m not sure if this match will go on straight after the RAW Women’s Championship because I, obviously do not know the order of the matches. Bayley will be counting on an upset Sasha to help her out if she gets into trouble in this match, I see a scenario of Shayna Baszler getting involved to try and cost Asuka which will backfire. Predicted Winner: Asuka. While Asuka is celebrating in the ring, Shayna attacks Asuka and says she wants the RAW Women’s Championship and then Sonya Deville’s music hits, she cashes in the Money in the Bank briefcase and becomes the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Did you see that coming? Goes along with the tagline of the show right? That was fun to write about.  

United States Championship Match
Apollo Crews vs. MVP
When “The Hurt Business” appeared on RAW Underground weeks ago I was interested in seeing where WWE Creative were going with this, however they haven’t appeared on that segment since then. MVP is great on the mic but as a challenger for the title? that should go to Bobby Lashley. Predicted Winner: Apollo Crews.

Universal Championship Match
Braun Strowman vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
I’ve been following this storyline from start to finish, it’s been entertaining, I like that they included Alexa Bliss here because we know that she and Braun are close, so the thought of Bray trying to cause friction between the two adds to the drama, we have also seen the two act differently ever since encountering “The Fiend” the consistency in character changes continue, Finn Balor and Seth Rollins are other examples of that. After much deliberation, I sense that the friction between Alexa and Braun is just a set up and they will be successful in fooling “The Fiend” Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman.

Street Fight
Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
Dominik has impressed a lot during the “Performance Center era” and in this feud, he will put up a hell of a fight but in a losing effort. Tag Team match at Payback? Predicted Winner: Seth Rollins.

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
It’s time to talk about the main event, We all knew this match was going to happen ever since “The Viper” won at Backlash against Edge. Since then, he has the momentum, taking out legends via the punt kick. Drew has unfortunately lost his since Wrestlemania, which goes to show how important the crowds are at events. One of the legends punted was Ric Flair (or was he?) if you remember, the lights went out on everytime Orton went for the punt which makes me believe that is was clever ruse orchestrated by the two former Evolution members. I see Flair making a “shock” appearance and help Orton win the title and then the commentary team would mention the tag line of “You’ll never see it coming” in some way. They could also say that line if Andrade & Garza join Orton. In regards to what “RETRIBUTION” do? I just want them to cause mayhem throughout the event.

The SummerSlam predictions are complete, whether they play out on television, we shall see. I’m very much looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds on Sunday night / Monday morning. Thank you for reading.

 

The Horror Show at Extreme Rules | Review-ish

Hi and welcome back to the blog, It's time to talk about the Horror Show at Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View. 

Kick off Show Match
Usual comment from me really, I did not watch this match because I tend to miss Kick Off shows but if you're interested to know the result, here it is. Kevin Owens defeated Murphy.

Main Card
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match - Tables Match
The New Day (c) vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
This was your standard tag team tables match, nothing special to be honest with you. Cesaro putting Kofi through the tables to get the win was quality. The tag team division on SmackDown needed refreshing starting with new tag team champions being crowned, so it really is a new day (pun intended) in regards to New Day themselves, they do not need the tag belts anymore because we already know how good they are. Winners: and NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura.

SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Bayley vs. Nikki Cross
Going in to this match, we all knew who was going to win, I was really impressed by Nikki Cross's performance, It was a reflection back to her NXT days, Bayley won with an assist from Sasha. Winner: and still SmackDown Women's Champion. Bayley. 

MVP defeated Apollo Crews by forfeit. 

Eye for an Eye
Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio
Disclaimer: What I am about to say about this match, will probably come across as harsh, I mean no offence to the participants involved. 
I, like many thought that this match would be cinematic but I guess plans changed. Correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't the stipulation, you can only win if you extract your opponents eye from their socket? the finish was stupid and watching this match is part of many examples where I felt embarrassed being a wrestling fan. I'm probably watching this way too seriously as a fan but my name isn't "Mark" or "Stan" so I'll say no more for this. "Winner" Seth Rollins.

Raw Women's Championship Match 
Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks 
This was my pick for match of the night and it was heading that way until the ending of the match, where the referee suffered a bump, leading to Bayley putting on the referee's shirt to count the pin for Sasha. By the way, Sasha is not the official champion. this move was only done to get people interested in tuning into RAW to see what happens with the RAW Women's Championship. 

WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph announced that the stipulation was an Extreme Rules Match which only applied to himself. McIntyre could only win via normal match settings. which the Scot was successful in doing so. Winner: and still WWE Champion. Drew McIntyre. There's an RKO heading towards Claymore Country soon.

Wyatt Swamp Fight
Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt. 
Fun main event, it was cool to see classic Bray here, as well as hearing the Wyatt Family theme before Wyatt talked to Braun, who was chained to a chair. The standout scene for me in this fight was an appearance by Alexa Bliss, which included flashbacks to when her and Braun Strowman teamed up in the Mixed Match Challenge and so on. I hope they talk about why Alexa was involved in this fight on the next episode of SmackDown as part of storyline continuity. The ending of the fight was Bray dragging Braun into the Swamp and then the water turned red and then "The Fiend" appeared thus ending the show. 

That is it for the review-ish, some of my comments were probably harsh but it is what it is. I've enjoyed writing predictions and reviews again. I hope you enjoyed reading this one. SummerSlam is next month, I'll be back for the predictions in the days leading up to that event. Until then. Thanks for reading.